Ben Mellman

Mage 16ILMIUN-03Y2K

32 plausible swims · 7 meets · 2024-07-13 → 2026-07-25

Personal records

EventCourseBest CutDateMeet
50 Freestyle SCY 24.42 BB+0.03s to A·+1.83s to Sectionals 2025-07-20 2025 ISI Summer ACAD Regionalvenue
100 Freestyle SCY 52.43 A+1.14s to AA·+3.44s to Sectionals 2026-07-18 2026 ISI Summer ECST Regionalvenue
200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.24 A+1.25s to AA·+5.75s to Sectionals 2025-07-20 2025 ISI Summer ACAD Regionalvenue
500 Freestyle SCY 5:24.53 BB+7.04s to A·+31.64s to Sectionals 2025-10-31 2025 Holland Fall Invitevenue
100 Backstroke SCY 58.72 BB+0.63s to A·+2.63s to Sectionals 2026-07-19 2026 ISI Summer ECST Regionalvenue
200 Backstroke SCY 2:05.79 A+3.80s to AA·+4.40s to Sectionals 2026-07-18 2026 ISI Summer ECST Regionalvenue
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:10.79 BB+1.10s to A·+9.80s to Sectionals 2025-11-02 2025 Holland Fall Invitevenue
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:59.84 BB+22.15s to A·+35.85s to Sectionals 2024-11-02 2024 Holland Fall Invitevenue
200 Backstroke LCM 2:27.38 A+5.89s to AA·+7.59s to Sectionals 2026-07-25 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue

Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.

National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.

Fastest relay legs

LegCourseTime StartRelayDateMeet
50 Freestyle SCY 23.53 flying 200 Free Relay (leg 2) 2025-07-20 2025 ISI Summer ACAD Regional
50 Backstroke SCY 28.17 flat 200 Medley Relay 2025-07-19 2025 ISI Summer ACAD Regional
50 Backstroke LCM 32.87 flat 200 Medley Relay 2025-08-03 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships
100 Backstroke LCM 1:05.17 flat 400 Medley Relay 2026-07-25 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championships

Reconstructed from relay split marks. Flat = lead-off (comparable to individual times); flying starts run ~0.5–0.7s fast and are not PRs.

IMX / IMR

IMX 15-16 · SCY

2469 points (4/6 events — incomplete)

EventTime Points
500 FR SCY 5:24.53 617
200 BK SCY 2:05.79 681
200 IM SCY 2:10.79 648
400 IM SCY 4:59.84 523
200 BR SCY 0
200 FL SCY 0

IMR 15-16 · SCY

2021 points (3/5 events — incomplete)

EventTime Points
200 FR SCY 1:53.24 730
100 BK SCY 58.72 643
200 IM SCY 2:10.79 648
100 BR SCY 0
100 FL SCY 0

Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 52.43

25.35
27.08

Front half 25.35s · back half 27.08s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.24

26.72
28.62
29.28
28.62

Front half 55.34s · back half 57.90s

500 Freestyle SCY 5:24.53

27.96
31.24
32.11
33.14
33.23
33.51
34.05
33.73
33.57
31.99

Front half 157.68s · back half 166.85s

100 Backstroke SCY 58.72

28.91
29.81

Front half 28.91s · back half 29.81s

200 Backstroke SCY 2:05.79

30.12
31.47
32.72
31.48

Front half 61.59s · back half 64.20s

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:10.79

28.06
32.01
40.13
30.59

Front half 60.07s · back half 70.72s

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:59.84

30.01
34.52
35.75
35.68
46.52
47.09
36.05
34.22

Front half 135.96s · back half 163.88s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:27.38 RT 0.71s

35.12
37.60
37.69
36.97

Front half 72.72s · back half 74.66s

Reaction time

fastest 0.71s average 0.725s slowest 0.74s 2 electronic starts

Start reaction over time faster starts higher

From electronically-timed starts only (~2% of corpus swims carry a reaction time). PRs with a recorded reaction show an RT chip in the splits section above.

Swim history

Every recorded swim, newest first
DateEventCourse TimeAge RoundMeet

Individual swims with a recorded date and time — including disqualifications — plus reconstructed relay legs (marked). Assembled in the browser from this page’s data.

Progression

Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.

50 Freestyle SCY 24.42 4 swims
100 Freestyle SCY 52.43 4 swims
200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.24 4 swims
500 Freestyle SCY 5:24.53 4 swims
100 Backstroke SCY 58.72 5 swims
200 Backstroke SCY 2:05.79 5 swims
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:10.79 3 swims
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:59.84 1 swim
200 Backstroke LCM 2:27.38 2 swims